Brendan McCartney

Brendan McCartney
Personal information
Full name Brendan McCartney
Original team Newtown (GFL)
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (Wā€“Lā€“D)
2012ā€“ Western Bulldogs 0 (0ā€“0ā€“0)

Brendan McCartney is the senior coach of the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] McCartney was a former Australian rules football player who played in the Geelong Football League. Similar to Neil Craig, McCartney has no experience as a professional AFL player.

Playing Career

In his playing days, Brendan McCartney played in the Geelong Football League for the Newton Football Club.

Coaching Career

After his retirement from Australian Rules Football as a player, McCartney was appointed the head coach of the Ocean Grove Football Club. He guided the football club to four consecutive Bellarine Football League premierships in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.[2] In 1998, he took a role with AFL club Richmond as assistant and development coach.[2]

From 2000 to 2010, McCartney was an assistant coach with Geelong Football Club, before moving to be the forward line coach at Essendon in 2011.[1] In 2010, McCartney was voted the AFL's assistant coach of the year by the AFL Coaches' Association.[3]

Shortly after the conclusion of the 2011 AFL season, McCartney was appointed as the new senior coach of the Western Bulldogs under a three year contract, replacing the sacked Rodney Eade, edging out favourite and former Bulldog Leon Cameron as well as a "high quality field".[4] He took the Western Bulldogs for their training session for the first time on November 7, 2011. [5]

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Paul Williams
Western Bulldogs coach
2012ā€“
Succeeded by
Incumbent